I think we unfortunately have our answer from last year's precedent. Brady swore he would take his case all the way to Supreme Court if necessary. Things looked good for him after he won first foray in legal battle with judge siding with his core arguments (Godell abuse of power, procedural missteps, process problems, etc.). League appeals and appeal judge says that hands are tied cuz players (via incompetent NFLPA) signed current CBA and its language granting commish unchecked powers to discipline. Brady says he does want to creat a distraction and accepts punishment which Pats parlay into a chip on their shoulder SB ring. Karma!
Players accepted that CBA language at the time as a deal with the devil for less strenuous camps and practices (to "limit wear and tear and injuries"...how's that working out btw???). The legal aspects of this seem quite clear: commish has power to discipline as he sees fit and Zeke has given them some broad opportunities due to other off field BS...in other words, they can make this suspension about anything they want to a certain extent without any due process...thus the recent threats of how the bar fight incident didn't factor into this disciplinary decision and that the league has more bullets in its chamber if needed...so play nice Zeke!!!
That stated, I think Zeke's best bet is to stir so much crap up about the shady nature of his accuser and her not so clandestine "agenda" of blackmail and scorn-driven vendettas that the court of public opinion sways the league office. Moreover, if Jerry does get involved legally he could have his resources tie this up in courts for years with one damning revelation about the league office and its questionable practices and abuses of power...on and on. Shoot, Zeke may be on his 3rd contract by the time this case gets resolved. Lol. By then, taking six games off might be required veteran rest!
okay...I know getting a little cheeky with that last comment.
Gonna be interesting to watch how this unfolds.
